Growth of Mumbai

Mumbai was a cluster of islands before a huge land reclamation process took place to increase its area. The city became more and more relevant during British times,when it was used as a port city and became a centre of economic growth and progress in India. The city was capital of Bombay state before the formation of state of Maharashtra. It became financial centre of India and attracted people from all across India which resulted in booming population growth of the city.The following is a timeline of the growth of Mumbai's population over the last four centuries:

1661: 10000 inhabitants^[1]
1664: 15000^[1]
1673: 60000^[1] (Fryer)
1675: 60000
1718: 16000^[1] (Cobbe)
1744: 70000^[1] (Niebuhr) (large influx of people during the busy season)
1764: 140000^[1] (Niebuhr), According to Historical account pg 6, pop was 60,000
1780: 100,000^[1] Materials etc. Part III, pg 525—Mahim 13,726
1812: 235,000^[1] (Hall) Fixed 165,000, migratory 50,000, famine increase 20,000
1814: 180,000 (Warden)
1830: 229,000^[1] Lagrange
1836: 236,000 "-do-
1864: 816,562
1872: 644,605^[1] (census)
1881: 773,196^[1] (census)
1891: 821,764^[1] (census)
1901: 812,912 (Greater Bombay)
1911: 1,018,388
1921: 1,244,934
1931: 1,268,936
1941: 1,686,127
1951: 2,966,902 (0.1% of the world population)
1961: 4,152,056
1971: 5,970,575
1981: 8,227,382
1991: 9,900,000 + 2,600,000 (Thané) = 12,500,000 (Greater Bombay)
2001: 16,368,084 (Greater Mumbai, incl. Thané)
2005: 18,366,089 (Greater Mumbai, incl. Thane)
2011: 18,410,000
2020: 20,411,274

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l D'Cunha, Jose Gerson (1900). "VI The Later British Period". The Origins of Bombay (3 ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 348. ISBN 81-206-0815-1.

[origins-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l D'Cunha, Jose Gerson (1900). "VI The Later British Period". The Origins of Bombay (3 ed.). Asian Educational Services. p. 348. ISBN 81-206-0815-1.

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Growth of Mumbai

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